Thursday , 2 July 2026

VfR Aalen vs FC Schalke 04, DFB-Pokal 2024-25 ROUND 1

DFB-Pokal · 2024-25
VfR Aalen
0 – 2
Full Time
FC Schalke 04
Sat 17 Aug 2024 · 13:30 UTC Ostalb Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Luigi Campagna 52' Y
Mario Szabo 54' Y
Y 61' Janik Bachmann
Lucas Torres 63' Y
Petar Kosturkov 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfR Aalen vs FC Schalke 04 — DFB-Pokal at Ostalb Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Brych

Head-to-Head

1
VfR Aalen 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Schalke 04
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-17 VfR Aalen 0–2 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

VfR Aalen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug FC Schalke 04 H 0–2 L
FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug VfR Aalen A 2–0 W
10 Aug 1. FC Nurnberg A 1–3 L
03 Aug Eintracht Braunschweig H 5–1 W
19 May SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 A 0–2 L
11 May FC Hansa Rostock H 2–1 W
07 May VfL Osnabruck A 4–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. VfR Aalen is hosting FC Schalke 04 for another epic battle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' FC Schalke 04 is showing some good football. However, FC Schalke 04 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jascha Doringer made 1 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' It’s high time Petar Kosturkov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 31' Kenan Karaman puts FC Schalke 04 on the lead.
  • 36' Felipe Sanchez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfR Aalen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' Mussa Fofanah is replacing Daniel Rapp for the VfR Aalen side.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 52' VfR Aalen receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 54' It’s a booking for VfR Aalen player. Mario Szabo gets a card.
  • 59' It looks surprising VfR Aalen does not make any changes. Ali Odabas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' FC Schalke 04 player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' The referee shows VfR Aalen player a card on 63.
  • 68' Goal! Tobias Mohr scores his 5 goal in 313 matches.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Willie Sauerborn. He replaces Steffen Kienle on 72 minute.
  • 77' Matino Schlotterbeck has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mario Szabo on 77 minute.
  • 82' The VfR Aalen manager makes a substitution. Lucas Torres departs to be replaced by Philipp Tabatabai.
  • 87' Steffen Kienle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' The referee shows VfR Aalen player a card on 90.
  • Another three points for FC Schalke 04.

Lineups

VfR Aalen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petar Kosturkov

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karel Geraerts

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.86 VfR Aalen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfR Aalen24% Draw29% FC Schalke 0447%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

VfR Aalen or Draw
53%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
76%
VfR Aalen or FC Schalke 04
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfR Aalen16% Draw49% FC Schalke 0435%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.2%
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
11.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — VfR Aalen

Handicap VfR Aalen covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 24% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

VfR Aalen keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.